3 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal
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Psalms Chapter 131 contains 3 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
2But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalms 131 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 3 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).
The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 131 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 131 contains 3 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.